Series 1 > Scotland and the protectorate. Letters and papers relating to the military government of Scotland from January, 1654 to June, 1659

GLENCAIRNE’S SUBMISSION
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1654]
Your Lordship in your capitulation remember your prisoners.
Send to the Kirck of Luss to Camstroden, and hee will direct
your lettre to me.
CXXVII
General Monck to the Protector.1
May it please your Highnesse,—Since the departure hence
of Scoutmaster Generali Downing, Articles are perfected for
the Earle of Glencairne’s, Lieutenant Collonell Maxwell, and
Lieutennant Collonell Heriots, and theire parties comeing in
and delivering up theire armes, coppies whereof I humbly
present to your Highnesse here inclosed. Sir Arthur Forbes
hath made some overtures to mee which are under considera-
cion, and Kenmore alsoe hath sent mee some, but concerning
him yet I shalbee glad to know your Highnes’ pleasure all-
though his estate bee not considerable. I sent your Highness
the inclosed letter which I lately received from Lieutenant
Colonel Braine for your Highnesses information touching
the condition of the new garrison att Innerloghy. Lieutenant
Colonel Brayne humbly desires that the provisions and money
to bee sent to Innerloghy may bee hastened thither before the
season of stormy weather, and I humbly desire your Highnesse
that there may bee order given for the same, as well for the
safety of the money and provisions as for the needfull supplyes
of that guarrison. I humbly take leave and remaine, Your
Highness’ most humble servant, George Monck.
Dalkeith, 29th Aug. 1654.
CXXVIII
Treaty with the Earl of Glencairne.2
Articles of agreement made and concluded this nine and
twentieth day of August 1654, between the right honourable
1 Clarke Manuscripts, 1. 58.
2 Copies of this treaty are amongst the Clarke Manuscripts, 1. 59, and the
State Papers, Dom. {Calendar, 1654, p. 339). It is printed by Nickolls in
Original Letters and Papers addressed to Cromwell, 1743, p. 130, from a manu¬
script now in the possession of the Society of Antiquaries. I have adopted the
text of the latter, with some corrections from the second.